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NBSTSA CST Exam 2023 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)1. Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tym-
panic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles): Answer-
Tympanosplasty
2. After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator
and proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to
take at this time?: Answer- Regown and reglove the surgeon
3. What position is used for a pneumonectomy?: Answer- Lateral
4.What is the kraske position?: Answer- Anatomical position in which the
patient is prone, with hips flexed and elevated, head and feet down.
5. Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage?: Answer-
Lithotomy
6. When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to
the general abdominal set-up?: Answer- Gastrointestinal
7. What is a fenestrated drape?: Answer- A drape with an opening that
allows exposure of the operative site
8. Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one.
A surgical technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to
OR two and the next case in OR one is scheduled in two hours. What is the
best course of action?: Answer- New sterile supplies and instruments
,should be obtained for OR two and the setup in OR one should be
disposed of
9. What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary
in creating a bloodless field?: Padding the area where the tourniquet
is to be wrapped with Webril
10.For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used?: Satinsky
11.Surgical loupes are used to:: Magnify the surgical field
12.Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy?:
Left lateral kidney
13.Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown
are considered unsterile because they are:: Absorbant and collect
moisture
14.Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an
appendectomy should be:: Placed in a separate bin
15.Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a
bowel resection?: Allen
16.The primary purpose of chest tubes is to:: Re-establish the negative
pres- sure
,17.Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to:: Hold the
duct open
18.The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of
the following types of suture?: Purse-string
19. Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy?: -
Fogarty
20.A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach?: Transurethral
21.Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision?: Weitlaner
22.What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing?: Adaptic
23.During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical
technologist should prepare specimens using which method?: Placed in
separate contain- ers and identify
24.Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be
per- formed on the patient in the operating room?: Sigmoidectomy
25.When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical
technologist in the scrub role should first notify the:: Contaminating
team member
26.Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure
has begun should be counted by the:: Surgical technologist in the scrub
role and the circulator
27. What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck?:
-
Rhytidectomy
, 28.Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc
pro- cedure?: Kerrison
29.Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and
common ducts?: Cholangiography
30.Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the
next instrument needed for the removal of the lamina is a:: Kerrison
rongeur
31.What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during
a cardiac emergency?: Remain sterile and keep the table sterile
32.What is used to stabilize a fractured finger?: Kirschner wires
33.During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will most likely use
what between the teeth and around the bar?: 25-gauge or 26-gauge
stainless steel wire
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